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Most observed adverse events after photodynamic therapy (PDT) are mild or moderate and transient.¹ In our series of 230 consecutive patients (123 female, 107 male) who were treated in our clinic with PDT for macular choroidal neovascularization related to age-related macular degeneration (187 patients) and pathologic myopia (43 patients), we observed 1 case of a severe reaction to verteporfin. A 50-year-old woman with a history of food allergy was referred to us for treatment with PDT of a myopic choroidal neovascular membrane. Eight minutes after intravenous verteporfin infusion, the patient reported a feeling of warmness departing from her neck and extending to the ears. In addition, the patient experienced a throbbing sensation in her throat, causing her to cough for about 1 minute without discharge. The infusion of verteporfin was immediately stopped. The patient's face appeared red and sweaty while she was trying to swallow and breathe with energy. The . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Maurizio Fossarello, MD; Enrico Peiretti, MD

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